Funeral driving etiquette

I was part of a funeral procession yesterday, and realized not everyone may be familiar with funeral driving etiquette. From the day’s observations I would suggest:

#1 If a bunch of cars with flashing lights are following a hearse, don’t cut in to get to the drive-thru faster. There may be mourners from out of town who are really dependent on following others and if they get lost, may miss part of the ceremony. Plus, super-sizing another meal may get you to the front of one of these processions faster.

#2 If you’re stopped at a red light next to a church with a hearse parked in front, you may want to turn down your radio. Your music choice may clash with the somber tone of church bells, and you can turn it up on the next block again anyway.

#3 If you’re stuck in traffic because they’re putting the casket in the hearse, blasting the horn and cursing through an open window is never a good option. Since it was warm yesterday and I had my car windows open too as I waited, I politely pointed out to the woman that there was a funeral in front of her. I’m not sure what was going on with her, but it didn’t register and she continued to hit the horn and complain loudly and fouly (is that a word?) for all to hear.

We all have things to do, places to go, and we’re all in a rush, but I never saw anything like this before. Your thoughts?